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It is not yet clear the extent to which this additional funding—along with positive indicators...
Conclusion
It is not yet clear the extent to which this additional funding—along with positive indicators regarding sustained international student numbers—will support Scottish 86 Universities Scotland, The Scottish Government’s 2021/22 budget is critical for Scottish HE (December 2020) 87 Q248 88 Scottish Parliament, The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on university funding in Scotland (23 July 2020), p 3 89 Q227 90 Scottish Funding Council, COVID-19 Further and Higher Education Financial Impacts (3 September 2020), para 4 91 Scottish Parliament, COVID-19: Scotland’s colleges and universities (1 March 2021), p 17 92 Scottish Funding Council, ‘Funding puts students and economy first’, accessed 8 April 2021 93 “Universities Scotland response to SFC publication of additional and indicative funding allocations”, Universities Scotland, 24 March 2021 20 Universities and Scotland universities as they recover from the pandemic, especially those already facing difficulties and deficits pre-pandemic. However, Minister Lochhead outlined that the Scottish Government will “make every effort to make sure that no university goes insolvent” as a result of the pandemic.94
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the ongoing uncertainty regarding the recovery of Scottish universities from the pandemic, emphasizing that higher education is largely a devolved responsibility. It highlights ongoing collaboration with the Scottish Government and the UK government's general efforts to support the sector and economy.
Government Response
Acknowledged
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
While higher education remains a devolved responsibility of the Scottish Government the inquiry provides an important opportunity to consider how areas of reserved UK Government policy can have an impact on the sector. It will be important to continue our close and constructive working relationships with the Scottish Government as we look to support the sector and recover from the challenges posed by COVID-19. Scotland has a strong global reputation for higher education and research and we need to work together to ensure this continues. Higher Education in Scotland is, for the most part, a devolved responsibility. We recognise that the whole of the UK benefits from stability across Higher Education. We appreciate the importance of continuing to work closely with the Scottish Government as we recover from the COVID pandemic. There has been and continues to be engagement at ministerial and official level with the Scottish Government (and the other devolved administrations) to exchange information and policy developments across a range of issues facing education systems in the UK. Furthermore, the UK Government has been working tirelessly to support businesses and the economy in Scotland including our universities.
Source
Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee
Inquiry
Universities and Scotland
Report
First Report - Universities and Scotland
28 May 2021
HC 54
Addressee Bodies
Scotland Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.2 yrs
Report published
28 May 2021